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Advice on New Water Heater and Furnace: UPDATE #22 (1 Viewer)
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The Commish
Footballguy
Gonna dust this thing off. I have two 50 gallon water heaters that are probably 15 years old? They are in my attic. I don't want them in my attic AND the recirculation pump has died. After all this work to get our house put back together, the last thing I want is 100 gallons of water leaking through the house, so I am looking at tankless water heaters. We have 5 bathrooms and the master has a jetted tub. We have a dedicated re-circulation line that runs in the house so it'd be nice to have a water heater with a built in circulation pump. I've been focused on Rinnai, but a friend mentioned this navien. What should I be looking for? Anyone have experience with the navien brand? Thoughts would be appreciated.
ChiefD
Footballguy
Either brand should be good. Just make sure you have them sized properly for the amount of use you are going to have. You may end up getting two if you have a lot of people taking showers/laundry/tub at the same time.
Remember, the goal of the tankless water heater is to deliver hot water constantly. And not necessarily at the same flow rate. This is why size does matter. Because if you have a lot of functions going on simultaneously, your flow rate will drop to make the water that comes out is the same consistent temperature.
This also comes into play in the winter when your ground water is typically much colder than the water temp in the summer. The tankless will slow the rate down to make sure it delivers consistent temps.
But either of those brands works fine. Just don't forget to have them maintained each year.
Remember, the goal of the tankless water heater is to deliver hot water constantly. And not necessarily at the same flow rate. This is why size does matter. Because if you have a lot of functions going on simultaneously, your flow rate will drop to make the water that comes out is the same consistent temperature.
This also comes into play in the winter when your ground water is typically much colder than the water temp in the summer. The tankless will slow the rate down to make sure it delivers consistent temps.
But either of those brands works fine. Just don't forget to have them maintained each year.
The Commish
Footballguy
This is sorta what I was thinking. So basically whichever I can get cheaper I should be good? Incidentally, what is involved in yearly maintenance? What does that entail?
ETA: We have, at any given time, three bathrooms that'd be used at once, unless we have company, then a fourth might be used. I plan on going after the largest one either of them has and it looks like that will be between $1400-$1700
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ChiefD
Footballguy
Yeah, just shop around to see who can get you the best deal. Like I posted earlier - just make sure you tell the guy exactly how you are going to use it so you have the right size.
They usually just need to be flushed and cleaned each year to keep mineral deposits from building up. Your installer would typically install valves for this, so you could actually do it yourself. It's not too bad.
